Truss



' Feb. 14, 192s. 1,658,869

C. VERBSKY TRUSS Filed Aug.13, 1925 atto: nu!

Patented Feb. Y14, 1928.

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This invention relates: to improvementsin trusses, the priinaryobj ect being to. construct a truss wherein the.supportingpadwill readily and autoinatical'lyadapt itself to different :ik positions as required due to the different postures assumed by the wearer. A

A `further object is toV provide a truss wherein the supporting pad may be manually adjusted to different positions as required by the particular physical make-up of the holder. v

Other objects will be apparent in the following descriptive matter. v

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, i

Figure 1 is af front elevation of my improved truss; Y Y Figure 2 is a plan view, the web wais band being eliminated;

Figure 3 is a sectional yview incidentally illustrating approximately the angle at whioli the vpad is normally set;

Figure t is a cross sectional view of the padfand its support-ing bar and spring; and Figure 5 is a vertical longitudinal section showing theconnection between the supporting bar and leaf spring.

Similar characters of reference designate similar parts throughout the following specification and accompanying drawings.

The average truss is extremely uncomfort able to the wearer, it being adjustable to Vvarious positions only with unnecessary difficulty and is generally objectionable due to the fact that the supporting pads do not readily adapt themselves to dilferent positions as required by movement of the body of the wearer. l/Vith my truss the pad is yieldable in all 'di rections, may be adj usted vertically and hori- 4o zontally and will automatically position itself to operate at maximum efliciency under all conditions.

The supporting elements comprise a substantially semi-circular waist band 6 one end 7 of which is attachable to the web portion 8 while its other end is rolled to provide a tubular support 9 for a pad. At'the outer end of this tubular pad support 9 I fix a screw or the like device 10 which is removably attachable to a fastening device 11 having a key slot 12 therein, this fastening device being carried at the free end of an adjustable web band 8. In order to provide anecessary degreeof stiffness in thesemi-circular band 6, I curve the same transversely as indicated 1n Figure l, this curvature being decreased and vanishing 1 toward theextremities of. this band so' as to allowa certainfdegree of resiliencynear the ends. A supporting :arm or bar 13 has one endl extended at an obtuse angle to themain portion and rolled upon itself for connection to the tubular support 9. Asciew or thel like fastener. 15 permits tightening of the rolled end la `upon the tubular support 9 and as is obvious permits longitudinal and. angular .adjustment of the bar upon the support. This bar 13 is provided with a longitudinal slot i 16 extending upwardly from a point near its lower end. A relatively long flat leaf spring 17 has one end 18 contacting with the lower inner face of the supporting bar 13 and is slidably adjustable on the bar as indicated in'Figures 1 and 5. `The connection between the spring and bar consists of a guide stud or linger 19 which is carried by the spring and is slidable in the slot 16, and a set Screw A or the like fastener 2O which serves to lock the parts at any desired point. Y Y y This leaf spring 17 is bentaway from the bar and then into parallel relation at its outer end 21, said end being substantially co-extensive with the rolled end 141 of'the bar 13.-

`While other types of pads may be emi ployed I preferably construct one of nonstantially as shown in Figure 3. It will be n otedl that `the shape closelyy resemblesk a spoon and is hollowV so as to minimize the weight and space required. This pad 22 encloses av major portion of the leaf spring 17 and has its upper reduced end 23 riveted or otherwise secured to the upper free end 21 of said spring.

With a truss constructed as set forth the general location of the pad may be varied through loosening theset screw or bolt 15 l and sliding Vthe rolled end of the supporting bar 13 along the tubular support 9. It is also understood that the angle of the supporting bar 13 may be readily varied with respect to the tubular support 9. Vertical adjustment of the pad 22 is readily effected through loosening the set screw 20 and sliding the spring longitudinally of the supporting bar 13, the guide stud 19 serving toretain the elements in proper alinemeii-t. With the pad 22 positioned substantially as shown in Figure 3, there will be a lifting action upon the affected part of thebody and regardless of various movements of the wearer, this pad will invariably adapt itself to the dierent positions. The leaf spring 17 is of' such a gauge as to provide a very high degree of resiliency and it is believed clear that the pad will automatically shift its pou Sition as conditions may require. Certain minor changes in the deails oi COnStiuetion niay be resorted to, and such of these changes as may iall Within the Scope of the appended elainn7 I consider Within the spirit oiiny invention.

l elaini A truss including', a main support, a relartively long; Supporting bai' angnlai-ly adinstable on the inain Support and lia-ying a longitudinal slot, a leaf spring having its ends substantially 3o-extensive with the ends of the bar, means engageable in the slot to effect slldable connection between corresponding ends ol the hai' and spring, said Aspring being bent away from and then suh- CHARLES VERB` KY. 

